Remeon's Destiny by J. W. Garrett

Author:J. W. Garrett
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: adventure, science fiction, technology, coming of age, teens, young adult, action
Publisher: BHC Press
Published: 2018-04-19T16:00:00+00:00

AS THOMAS GOT closer to the pasture where the two ships hovered, his pace slowed. The brilliance of the lights made it difficult to see and navigate. Looking directly into the lights, he lost his balance and was temporarily blinded. He squinted, shielded his eyes with his hand, and tried again, gazing upon the normally familiar afternoon sky that had come to life with overpowering light and a vivid display of machinery, unlike anything Thomas had seen before.

He had no estimate as to the size of the crafts. Big, he thought. Within his immediate field of vision, nothing else could be seen but these two hovering machines. Thomas took a closer look and saw a series of lights bursting from one flying object to the next. Like one outflow of light was in answer to the other. Almost like communication.

The bursts of light continued, and Thomas’s mouth moved but made no sound. He watched the display in awe. Not cognizant of his surroundings, only focusing on the sky above, he didn’t realize others were gathering, having seen the show in the sky as well. His neighbors, old and young alike, had formed somewhat of a semicircle behind him. And Thomas, unknowingly, became the focal point of the assembly.

“Thomas, son, don’t you go no farther,” a neighbor warned.

Thomas turned, momentarily brought back to the present by the comment and recognized Mr. Martin, the husband of his teacher.

“It’s okay,” Thomas replied, not truly knowing if it were so. “I won’t get too close.”

“You’re already too close,” Mr. Martin replied, breathing heavily.

Thomas felt Mr. Martin tug on his shoulder, as he was urged backward into the crowd. After a few moments of struggle and maneuvering, he squirmed through the maze of people again and found himself back in his original forward position. His gaze glued to the sky, he didn’t see his little sister, who came from behind, keeping a safe distance so as not to be seen by Thomas. She put one shaky foot in front of the other, until she was within a stone’s throw of her big brother. Her placement gained, she too turned her attention to the landscape, overtaken by the ships in the sky.

Shouting and screaming erupted from parts of the assembly, as well as intermittent scuffles here and there. Parents and children alike were armed with whatever they could find and seemed poised for a fight. Thomas hoped it would not come to that. He thought back and remembered a time when a coyote had killed some sheep, and the neighbors had banded together to hunt it down. It had been exciting to join in the hunt then, but the energy of this crowd was different. Moblike.

The crowd shuffled him from side to side and continued to grow larger and larger. He could feel the pulse of the gathering change from a curious nature to one of outright fear, and he was herded that direction as well. His pulse quickened as he thought of Whisterly and Arista and the mission they had selected him for.

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